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No prizes for guessing which team this fan will be cheering on as Great Britain take on Germany in their wheelchair basketball preliminary Group B match at the North Greenwich Arena. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

Paralympic GB's Lee Pearson CBE rides Gentleman as the pair compete in the Dressage in Greenwich Park where Pearson made a solid start to the defence of his individual and team dressage titles. Photograph: Jon Stroud/Rex Features

Members of the British military take part in a Mexican wave moving round the crowd, before the start of a men's sitting volleyball preliminary round pool A match between Britain and Russia. Photograph: Matt Dunham/AP

Darren Kenny of Great Britain is applauded by a Tean GB coach after the Men's Individual C1-2-3 1km Cycling Time Trial final. Kenny stands a good chance of getting a medal. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

Canada's Jaye Milley prepares to start his Men's Individual C1-2-3 1km Time Trial at the Velodrome. The 1km time trial includes athletes classed as C1, C2 and C3, and their times are adjusted automatically by computer to take account of the cyclists’ different levels of impairment. Photograph: David Davies/PA

Finland v Brazil men's group A Goalball match. A steward assists the crowd telling them to cheer after a goal is scored. Silence is a must during goalball as the players wear blackout masks and the ball are loaded with bells. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian

Grant Patterson of Australia looks on after competing in the Men's 50m Breaststroke SB2 heat 1. Patterson goes by the nickname Scooter due to the scooter he uses to move around. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images

Yanpeng Wei of China competes in the Men's 100m Butterfly S8 heat 2 at Aquatics Centre. Classes S1-10 indicate the athletes have physical impairments, with one having the most impact and 10 the least. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images

Great Britain's Danielle Brown competes during the Women's Individual Compound ranking round at Woolwich Arsenal. Brown is defending the gold she won at Beijing when she was 18. Photograph: Anthony Devlin/PA

Sini Zeng of China competes in the Women's Individual C1-3 Pursuit qualification round at Velodrome. Zeng set a new world record and was clocked at going 40kph using one leg for propulsion Photograph: Hannah Johnston/Getty Images

Spain's Ismael Garcia Pereiro blocks Italy's Fabio Raimondi during their preliminary Men's Group A Basketball match at the North Greenwich Arena. The classification rules of Wheelchair Basketball state that athletes with a physical impairment that affects at least one leg are eligible to compete. Photograph: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images

Sarah Storey of Great Britain prepares herself prior to the Women's Individual C5 Pursuit Cycling qualifying. Team GB are expecting another gold rush in the Velodrome with Storey hoping to add to her gold medal collection. Photograph: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images

If there is sport to be watched then these people will be there. Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, watch the cycling action at the Velodrome on the opening day of the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Photograph: GLYN KIRK/AFP/Getty Images